56 · ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2013–2014
Question Number Footnote
RUTGERS cont.
14 Total number of presentations increased because we are now teaching more credit hours. Please
note that this did not affect the total number of participants in like manner. [Newark Law
Library]
16 This year reference transactions decreased in accordance with the overall national decrease
in activity at the reference desk. Some factors that may have contributed to the decrease are
a decline in law school enrollment, less difficult articles being source-checked by the student
journals in this particular year, and fewer public patrons due to a change in public computer use
policy. [Newark Law Library]
17 This year we were able to make use of a new program that is able to generate more accurate
statistics concerning circulation transactions. [Camden Law Library]
21 A decline in the library budget has affected the number of titles we are able to purchase and add
to our collection. This makes us less able to respond to ILL requests from other institutions.
[Camden Law Library]
21 There is no particular reason for this increase in ILL requests filled for other libraries we can
only react to the ILL requests that we receive. [Newark Law Library]
22 The decline in filled requests can be attributed to a greater and more efficient use of our online
databases and closer collaboration between librarians and journal staffers, such that the library is
able to direct journal staffers to non-ILL sources. [Camden Law Library]
SASKATCHEWAN
All figures are as of 04/30/2014.
Library branches included: Law Library only.
6–9, 10, 12 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars. Collections Expenditures: (7a) $80,737 (7b)
$1,194,664 (7c) $5,513 (7) $1,280,914 Salary Expenditures: (8a) $275,247 (8b) $132,048 (8c) $22,511
(8) $429,806 (10) $58,552 Overall Expenditures: (7) $1,280,914 (8) $429,806 (9) NA/UA (6)
$1,710,720 (12) $0. NOTE: Total Salaries and Wages (Q8) EXCLUDES Fringe Benefits Expenditures
(Q10).
7.c Increase due to higher volume and rising costs of contract binding expenditures.
8, 8.a Increased number of librarians.
10 Includes the benefit expenses for librarians, staff, and students.
12 No such expenditures this fiscal year.
17 Increase in circulation mainly due to change in loan rule for law journals. Journals can now be
signed out.
18 Law Library is interdisciplinary therefore unable to obtain this information.
20 University of Saskatchewan does not use a federated search engine.
21, 22 Decrease due to heavier reliance on electronic resources increasingly available for free or as open
access on the Internet. More journals archiving older volumes and making available with current
online subscriptions reducing demand for photocopies from print sources. Also due to double
counting error inflating previous year’s number.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Library branches included: Coleman Karesh Law Library.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Library branches included: Law Library.
2 Increase due to increased access to electronic resources.
Question Number Footnote
RUTGERS cont.
14 Total number of presentations increased because we are now teaching more credit hours. Please
note that this did not affect the total number of participants in like manner. [Newark Law
Library]
16 This year reference transactions decreased in accordance with the overall national decrease
in activity at the reference desk. Some factors that may have contributed to the decrease are
a decline in law school enrollment, less difficult articles being source-checked by the student
journals in this particular year, and fewer public patrons due to a change in public computer use
policy. [Newark Law Library]
17 This year we were able to make use of a new program that is able to generate more accurate
statistics concerning circulation transactions. [Camden Law Library]
21 A decline in the library budget has affected the number of titles we are able to purchase and add
to our collection. This makes us less able to respond to ILL requests from other institutions.
[Camden Law Library]
21 There is no particular reason for this increase in ILL requests filled for other libraries we can
only react to the ILL requests that we receive. [Newark Law Library]
22 The decline in filled requests can be attributed to a greater and more efficient use of our online
databases and closer collaboration between librarians and journal staffers, such that the library is
able to direct journal staffers to non-ILL sources. [Camden Law Library]
SASKATCHEWAN
All figures are as of 04/30/2014.
Library branches included: Law Library only.
6–9, 10, 12 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars. Collections Expenditures: (7a) $80,737 (7b)
$1,194,664 (7c) $5,513 (7) $1,280,914 Salary Expenditures: (8a) $275,247 (8b) $132,048 (8c) $22,511
(8) $429,806 (10) $58,552 Overall Expenditures: (7) $1,280,914 (8) $429,806 (9) NA/UA (6)
$1,710,720 (12) $0. NOTE: Total Salaries and Wages (Q8) EXCLUDES Fringe Benefits Expenditures
(Q10).
7.c Increase due to higher volume and rising costs of contract binding expenditures.
8, 8.a Increased number of librarians.
10 Includes the benefit expenses for librarians, staff, and students.
12 No such expenditures this fiscal year.
17 Increase in circulation mainly due to change in loan rule for law journals. Journals can now be
signed out.
18 Law Library is interdisciplinary therefore unable to obtain this information.
20 University of Saskatchewan does not use a federated search engine.
21, 22 Decrease due to heavier reliance on electronic resources increasingly available for free or as open
access on the Internet. More journals archiving older volumes and making available with current
online subscriptions reducing demand for photocopies from print sources. Also due to double
counting error inflating previous year’s number.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Library branches included: Coleman Karesh Law Library.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Library branches included: Law Library.
2 Increase due to increased access to electronic resources.
